If you and your lost love
could dance through life one more time,
wouldn't you try to make it perfect?
could dance through life one more time,
wouldn't you try to make it perfect?
The Music
1 - Close Enough
Irene sings to Vernon’s memory about her excitement that their life story is to be filmed.
Irene: Judy McLane
Irene sings to Vernon’s memory about her excitement that their life story is to be filmed.
Irene: Judy McLane
2 - She Dances Like An Angel
Vernon Castle, appearing to Irene in a memory sequence, re-enacts their triumphant appearance at the Café de Paris in 1912
Vernon: Ted Keegan
Vernon Castle, appearing to Irene in a memory sequence, re-enacts their triumphant appearance at the Café de Paris in 1912
Vernon: Ted Keegan
3 - Old Dobbin
Irene remembers the kind of number she and Vernon sang when starting out in vaudeville.
Young Irene: Jennifer Mackenzie Dunne
Vernon: Ted Keegan
Ensemble
Irene remembers the kind of number she and Vernon sang when starting out in vaudeville.
Young Irene: Jennifer Mackenzie Dunne
Vernon: Ted Keegan
Ensemble
4 - Where is Spring?
Irene visits the RKO set, a re-creation of the Café de Paris, and waxes nostalgic.
Irene: Judy McLane
Irene visits the RKO set, a re-creation of the Café de Paris, and waxes nostalgic.
Irene: Judy McLane
5 - I'd like to dance through life with you
Irene remembers her days in Paris when she and Vernon were not yet famous.
Young Irene: Jennifer Mackenzie Dunne
Vernon: Ted Keegan
Irene remembers her days in Paris when she and Vernon were not yet famous.
Young Irene: Jennifer Mackenzie Dunne
Vernon: Ted Keegan
6 - Let's go around the town
Walter Ash, Vernon and Irene’s friend/servant who has accompanied them to Paris, has won a lot of money in a pick-up poker game. Now they can eat – and celebrate.
Vernon: Ted Keegan
Young Irene: Jennifer Mackenzie Dunne
Walter: Ken Prymus
Walter Ash, Vernon and Irene’s friend/servant who has accompanied them to Paris, has won a lot of money in a pick-up poker game. Now they can eat – and celebrate.
Vernon: Ted Keegan
Young Irene: Jennifer Mackenzie Dunne
Walter: Ken Prymus
7 - The Oscar
Irene imagines what Ginger Rogers’ real motivation is behind making the RKO movie.
Ginger Rogers: Emily Rozek
Irene imagines what Ginger Rogers’ real motivation is behind making the RKO movie.
Ginger Rogers: Emily Rozek
8 - Nothing Underfoot
Irene describes to H.C. what dancing with Vernon was like.
Irene: Judy McLane
Irene describes to H.C. what dancing with Vernon was like.
Irene: Judy McLane
9 - Lucky break
Irene remembers her first meeting with Vernon, a young British comic hoping to become a musical headliner.
Vernon: Bret Shuford
Irene remembers her first meeting with Vernon, a young British comic hoping to become a musical headliner.
Vernon: Bret Shuford
10 - Forever
Irene points out that, while her performances with Vernon are lost forever, the Astaire-Rogers movies can be seen over and over again.
Irene: Judy McLane
Irene points out that, while her performances with Vernon are lost forever, the Astaire-Rogers movies can be seen over and over again.
Irene: Judy McLane
11 - Pills
Irene imagines how she fears H.C. and the studio may be reacting to her suggestions and rants.
H.C.: John Bolton
Fred Astaire: David Elder
Ginger Rogers: Emily Rozek
Irene: Karen Ziemba
Ensemble
Irene imagines how she fears H.C. and the studio may be reacting to her suggestions and rants.
H.C.: John Bolton
Fred Astaire: David Elder
Ginger Rogers: Emily Rozek
Irene: Karen Ziemba
Ensemble
12 - Crash!!
Walter Ash has died by the time the RKO movie is made, but Irene can still hear his advice.
Walter: David Jackson
Walter Ash has died by the time the RKO movie is made, but Irene can still hear his advice.
Walter: David Jackson
13 - Castle Walk
“Castle Walk” was their signature dance, although this is a new song, not the original number by bandleader James Europe.
Young Irene: Rebecca Robbins
“Castle Walk” was their signature dance, although this is a new song, not the original number by bandleader James Europe.
Young Irene: Rebecca Robbins
14 - In the middle of our love
Irene has been asked to leave the studio set. She imagines Vernon singing to her from beyond the grave.
Vernon: Ted Keegan
Irene has been asked to leave the studio set. She imagines Vernon singing to her from beyond the grave.
Vernon: Ted Keegan
15 - Everything Matters
The ghost of Vernon tries to tell Irene that nothing about this earthly life matters that much. Irene replies
Irene: Judy McLane
The ghost of Vernon tries to tell Irene that nothing about this earthly life matters that much. Irene replies
Irene: Judy McLane
16 - Finale
Ensemble
Sally Ann Swarm
Milena Govich
Benjamin Randall
Chris Thompson
Ensemble
Sally Ann Swarm
Milena Govich
Benjamin Randall
Chris Thompson